2012-13 regular season: Notched averages of 21.1 points (ninth in NBA), career highs of 9.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists, 0.84 steals, 1.23 blocks and 37.7 minutes in 74 games (all starts) … Shot 48.4 percent from the field and 81.0 percent from the free throw line … Just the fourth Trail Blazer in team history to rank in the top 10 in the NBA in scoring multiple seasons (Geoff Petrie, Kiki Vandeweghe, Clyde Drexler) … Ranked 16th in the NBA in rebounds per game and 23rd in blocks per contest … Selected to his second consecutive NBA All-Star Game, the 11th player in franchise history to be selected to an All-Star game multiple times and the eighth to earn the distinction in consecutive seasons … Named NBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of March 11-17 … Recorded a career-best 38 double-doubles … Tallied a double-double in seven straight games from Jan. 27-Feb. 8, a new career long double-double streak … Made the game-winning shot as time expired against Dallas on Jan. 29, a 106-104 victory … Set a career high with eight assists vs. Atlanta on Nov. 12 … Finished with 30 points (12-23 FG) and 21 rebounds against Golden State on April 17, joining Maurice Lucas as the only Trail Blazers in team history with two career 30-point, 20-rebound games … Scored a season-high 33 points (15-of-26 FG) and added 11 rebounds Jan. 13 vs. Oklahoma City.

LaMarcus Aldridge's regular season stats

Year

G

MPG

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

TOPG

FG%

3P%

FT%

06-07

63

22.1

9.0

5.0

0.4

0.3

1.2

0.7

.503

.000

.722

07-08

76

34.9

17.8

7.6

1.6

0.7

1.2

1.7

.484

.143

.762

08-09

81

37.1

18.1

7.5

1.9

1.0

1.0

1.5

.484

.250

.781

09-10

78

37.5

17.9

8.0

2.1

0.9

0.6

1.3

.495

.313

.757

10-11

81

39.6

21.8

8.8

2.1

1.0

1.2

1.9

.500

.174

.791

11-12

55

36.3

21.7

8.0

2.4

0.9

0.8

2.0

.512

.182

.814

12-13

74

37.7

21.1

9.1

2.6

0.8

1.2

1.9

.484

.143

.810

Career

508

35.4

18.3

7.8

1.9

0.8

1.0

1.6

.493

.208

.783

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Through roster overhauls, multiple general managers, a revolving door of point guards, debilitating injuries and a new head coach, one thing has remained stable for the Portland Trail Blazers over the past seven seasons: LaMarcus Aldridge.

As the careers of Brandon Roy and Greg Oden came to an end in Portland, the last pillar left standing in a once-promising Big Three finally became the face of the franchise after an All-Star season in 2011-12. With eight new teammates, including five rookies, the 27-year-old entered the 2012-13 season as the Blazers elder statesman and the centerpiece of a new rebuilding movement.

As Damian Lillard opened eyes and Nicolas Batum displayed his all-around game throughout the first half of the season, Aldridge remained steady as a rock. He averaged 20.7 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.3 blocks and 1.0 steals in the first 40 games of the year, numbers in line with the previous two seasons and numbers solid enough to earn him his second consecutive NBA All-Star bid.

On the season, Aldridge averaged 21.1 points per game to go with career highs of 9.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists. He scored 30 points eight times and led the team in scoring 29 times, in rebounds 31 times and in assists on six different occasions, setting season highs of 33 points (Jan. 13 vs. Oklahoma City Thunder), 21 rebounds (April 17 vs. Golden State Warriors) and eight assists (No. 26 vs. Atlanta Hawks).

Aldridge, who turns 28 in July, was the only NBA player to average 21.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per game. He recorded a career-high 38 double-doubles, and led the NBA in both 25-point, 10-rebound games (16) and 30-point, 10-rebound games (eight).

Ready to turn the page on what he described as a transition year, Aldridge heads into the offseason looking to continue to grow and improve as a player.

"I just want to become an all-around scorer," Aldridge said during his exit interview with the media. "Where I can score on the floor anywhere." &amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/7100077/"&amp;amp;amp;gt;You be the GM: LaMarcus Aldridge&amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;gt;You decide: Is Aldridge the player the Blazers should be building around, or is he better in a complementary role? With two years left on his contract are you confident Aldridge will sign an extension with the Blazers to remain in Portland beyond the 2014-15 season? Cast your vote and post your comments on why LaMarcus Aldridge should stay or go.